Heading into their Week 6 matchup with the Dolphins, the Falcons are heavily favored, currently by 11 points. It’s not hard to see why: Miami is the road team and comes in with the last-ranked offense in the NFL.

The best way to embarrass yourself in the NFL is to take your opponent lightly, though.

Atlanta is not giving into that temptation, at least when it comes to Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler.

Jay is a gunslinger. You’ve got to understand that and understand that the first four games that he’s played, he didn’t really have a preseason. He really didn’t have an offseason. But the guy is a true competitor. And he won’t ever let that part down. … The guys can make every throw, and he’s going to compete to the last whistle.

Manuel worked with Cutler previously as part of the Denver Broncos, so he has firsthand knowledge of his skill-set.

The Falcons have plenty of other reasons not to sleep on Cutler, too. He’s 3-1 all-time against Atlanta in his career.